How to handle a miscarriage at work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is depressing as hell. I’m a pregnant biglaw lawyer and if I miscarrry — SEE YA! I’ll be back when I feel like it and I’m not explaining.

Sure. Do what you feel is right for you. I’m a op that miscarried at work. It was honestly a nice distraction, I could concentrate on something else and falenbeing ok for my coworkers. I then went to the doctor that afternoon and then was off all weekend and was miserable around the house not knowing what to do with myself now that that stage was over.

[Anonymous]

I had a similar situation -- a conference that I'd been working on for months and would be presenting at. I told everyone that I had an emergency and wouldn't be attending. I did explain to my boss why but not anyone else.

I'm glad I did - I had an hour of what can only be described as full-on contractions and there is NO way that I'd have been able to attend a conference much less present during that time, plus less intense cramps for the entire day. Then I had to have a D&C a couple of days later. In all I took a little over a week off work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a similar situation -- a conference that I'd been working on for months and would be presenting at. I told everyone that I had an emergency and wouldn't be attending. I did explain to my boss why but not anyone else.

I'm glad I did - I had an hour of what can only be described as full-on contractions and there is NO way that I'd have been able to attend a conference much less present during that time, plus less intense cramps for the entire day. Then I had to have a D&C a couple of days later. In all I took a little over a week off work.

PP above, I was 12 weeks along.